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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: It will happen, and not just that.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I understand there will be time for a debate on that subject. My understanding is that the vast majority of the House is supportive of the approach. If there is anyone with a contrary view, they will have every opportunity to articulate it tomorrow.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A number of Deputies have mentioned this issue to me and I am well aware of it. It is a real concern. That is why the Government and the Department are looking at how the scheme is being applied in practice. There have been different characteristics in different parts of the country. I will certainly pass on the Deputy's desire for 100% coverage for the cost of remediation to the relevant...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree that we need to prioritise safety when investing in our road network and, in many instances, that applies to issues such as the surface of the roads. I will sign off on a climate adaptation fund later this week which concerns the protection of road surfaces that have been affected by heavy rainfall and hail events, the sorts of things mentioned by the Deputy. Those are becoming...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We will always push for that, particularly at the level of local government, which is where this must apply. My understanding is that, in 2018, our councillors pushed for 70% of the overall development to be available for cost rental. The Social Democrats had a motion at the time calling for a significant number to be available for cost rental but did not set a particular percentage. The...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We have to assess a number of different key questions or big projects. First, we must prioritise housing in a new housing for all strategy, which we must deliver in the coming months. Second, there is a review of the national development plan, which must be done in tandem with the climate action plan. All this is within a very tight timeframe. I believe we should aim to try to get that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I look forward to that debate, but it is only one measure in a series of very important initiatives in the next few months.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I advise that the Deputy's representative on the Business Committee raise it in that committee, where it can be discussed and decided on for future Dáil business.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I understand that Galway County Council has already set up and advanced the negotiation strategy for the road project. All affected householders are invited to participate. Subject to the decision for approval, I encourage Galway County Council - and we will do everything we can in this regard - to assist those householders who have been affected. I wish to make one final point. Going...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I do not have a sense that the Taoiseach, and the head of Fianna Fáil, takes such a different position. In fact, going back to the repeal vote, he took a position at that time that was probably difficult within his party. He and the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, have taken similar positions in anything I have heard. It is similar with Fine Gael. I have never heard the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Deputy Grealish has a good, clear understanding of the history of transport in Galway. I remember that an engineer looked at the city in the late 1990s and stated that there would be a real problem there unless we changed our ways, because the emphasis on building road networks and roundabouts was going to cause gridlock. That is what that person argued at the time, and it subsequently...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Deputy is right to frame this question in the context of the vote three years ago to repeal the eighth amendment. The people are sovereign in our constitutional Republic and what we have to do now, as set out in the legislation following that vote, is to conduct a three-year review of how the new services are working, to heed what the World Health Organization and the National Women's...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I will happily put that to NIAC as the Deputy suggests. One cause of comfort, although maybe it is the wrong word, is to look at what is actually happening. My understanding on what has been reported in Limerick is that there has been a spike locally. The numbers are not huge and, while we still have to keep an eye on every such spike, it has not been in that older age category in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: We have to be constantly vigilant and concerned about what is happening with Covid-19, including local incidence rates. Deputy Kelly cited Limerick as one example. We have to continue to monitor the situation. The reality is that the figures over the past two months have been relatively stable. We would like to see them lower but by any international comparison, we have one of the lowest...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In the Poolbeg development, I have no sense that those affordable housing units will not become available. I am not happy with the mechanism used in the context of the development of that project to date. I would have much preferred it if we had got direct State build and access to the land but that is not the legacy that we inherited. We will manage matters, however, and make sure that we...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The housing crisis is at the top of the Government's agenda. We now have to apply the same cross-governmental approach we applied to Covid to housing because it is the real crisis of our time, particularly for young people. The Government is committed to doing everything we can to meet this crisis. It is a multifaceted problem. There is not one simple cure-all solution that will get us...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Senator for raising this topical and important issue. I will give some of the historical background to the issue because what he is suggesting was considered when the first Luas plans were being drawn up. The original plan was to run a cycleway alongside the Luas, right the way through along all the sections. It makes obvious sense. It is flat terrain and would provide a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cycling Facilities (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I support the construction of that seawall or further protections and cycle facilities on the coastal side. It will take time because it is an special area of conservation and we all know the environmental sensitivities and the planning difficulties that would involve. Let that not stop us doing immediately what we need to do, which is to build the Strand Road section of the coastal cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I refer to the response to Question No. 39699/20 of 1 December 2020. I understand that a pre-planning meeting with Tipperary County Council confirmed that planning permission is required for the proposed works. Consequently, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has issued a call for competitive tenders to engage consulting engineers to prepare a planning application and to appoint contractors for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. The scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades leaving them better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate...